Biologists move 500 red-legged frog eggs to mountain wetlands
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 21:50
in Biology & Nature
The move from a San Fernando Valley stream to the Santa Monica mountains is the first attempt to expand the threatened species' range.Federal biologists clad in waders and armed with long-handled nets this week moved hundreds of red-legged frog eggs from a San Fernando Valley stream to carefully selected wetlands 10 miles away in the first attempt to expand the threatened species' range in Southern California.